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Hymenophyllum recurvum
Ohiaku
As recorded: Hymenophyllum recurvum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 18842
- Date
- April 14, 1938
- Locality
- Palawai, Lanaihale
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 14, 1938, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.
Amauropelta globulifera
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Cibotium glaucum
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Cibotium menziesii
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Elaphoglossum parvisquameum
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Isachne distichophylla
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Oreogrammitis hookeri
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Stenogrammitis saffordii
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Syzygium sandwicense
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Wikstroemia bicornuta
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Hymenophyllum recurvum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 183 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Pierce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hymenophyllum recurvum. BISH 9765. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956519510. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9765.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956519510 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026